Daniel Boone and the Defeat at Blue Licks by Neal O. Hammon

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So valiantly did our small party fight that. To the memory of those who unfortunately fell in the battle, enough honor cannot be paid. — Daniel Boone

Neal Hammon has written a compelling account of the 1782 Battle of Blue Licks – the people, events, and locations, plus the aftermath- delivered in a manner that involves the reader intensely. The author’s incredible knowledge of early Kentucky is obvious. Hammon’s in-depth presentation gives any student of frontier life a wealth of new understanding. KEN KAMPER Historian, Daniel Boone and Frontier Families Research Association

With the 1781 American Victory at Yorktown and the 1783 Treaty of Paris, it appeared that the American Revolution was over. But the British had other plans and the war west of the Alleghenies continued until the 1794 British defeat at Fallen Timbers. There were many battles involving American Militia in between. Neal Hammon’s Daniel Boone and the Defeat at Blue Licks examines in detail one of those battles, which would forever remain a dark chapter in Daniel Boone’s life. Ten months after Yorktown, British Captains McKee and Caldwell assembled a large contingent of Indian allies and attacked American forts in Kentucky. The settlers’ militia immediately rose to meet the challenge. Referencing letters from the survivors of the battle and their descendants, and with its expansive bibliography and appendix, this book is a rich resource for historians.

This book is 144 pages.